Introduction to the Courts Portal
The Courts Portal offers a streamlined, convenient way to interact with the courts, whether you are a legal professional or representing yourself. It allows you to start new cases, manage cases that were initiated digitally, electronically sign documents, review court dates and access court orders — all in one place.
To get started, create an account on the Courts Portal.
Circuit Family Law on the Courts Portal
The Courts Portal is available to both self-represented members of the public and solicitors acting on behalf of clients in Circuit Family Law proceedings. Through the portal, you can:
Start and manage a case
- Begin a new case online, including divorce and judicial separation applications.
- Once a case is created on the portal, all subsequent filings can also be submitted online.
- If preferred, you may still file documents in the traditional way at the court office, even for cases that were started through the portal.
Prepare and file statements of truth
- Complete, sign and submit a statement of truth entirely online as an alternative to an affidavit, statutory declaration or oath.
- This process is supported by legislation and the Digital Court Rules. You can read more about statements of truth.
Serve documents digitally
- Serve issued documents digitally on other parties.
- The portal confirms when documents have been accessed.
- If they are not accessed within 72 hours, you will receive a notification so you can consider serving by registered post or personal delivery.
Respond to served documents
- Once you have an account in the portal you can access documents served on you — whether served digitally, by post or in person.
- File your responses online, or continue to use the traditional filing route through the court office if needed.
Stay informed about case progress
- Receive notifications when documents are issued, hearings are scheduled or court orders are made.
When filing online, some documents will need to be prepared using the templates provided within the portal: Courts Portal forms .
Courts Portal for probate applications (pilot)
We are currently working with a pilot group of solicitors in the Dublin court area to test and refine the online probate process. Pilot users can:
Prepare and submit probate applications
Complete a probate application online. This includes:
- Automatic inclusion of Revenue information in your application based on the Notice of Acknowledgment.
- Generation of the statement of truth of executor which replaces the oath and can be fully completed online.
- Online payment of fees by credit/debit card or electronic funds transfer (EFT).
- Submission of the probate application along with any additional required documents.
Stay informed
- Receive notifications and updates as the application progresses.
The Courts Portal will support additional case types and jurisdictions in the future. Updates will be published on courts.ie as changes are made and new functionality becomes available.
Watch: Introducing the Courts Portal
Owen Harrison, CIO of the Courts Service, explains how the portal fits into our wider digital transformation programme.
Watch the short introduction video (1–2 minutes)
Digital service
Service of documents is an important legal step in court proceedings. It ensures that the person being served is properly informed and has an opportunity to respond or appear in court.
The Courts Portal supports digital service of documents filed through the portal. If a served party does not accept digital service, documents can still be served using existing methods such as personal delivery or registered post.
New court rules supporting this change
- Electronic filing, signing, sealing and service of documents.
- Filing of statements of truth.
- Online payment of court fees.
You can read the full rules here.
Give feedback
This is a new service. We’re keen to hear from portal users — including legal practitioners and self-represented users — to help us improve it as we roll it out more broadly.
Email: [email protected]
Published: 4 August 2025
